A truly hyperbolic elastic metamaterial lens

作者:Oh Joo Hwan; Seung Hong Min; Kim Yoon Young*
来源:Applied Physics Letters, 2014, 104(7): 073503.
DOI:10.1063/1.4865907

摘要

Sub-wavelength imaging is possible if metamaterial lenses realizing hyperbolic or elliptic Equi-Frequency Contours (EFCs) are used. Theoretically, lenses exhibiting hyperbolic EFCs allow imaging with unlimited resolution, but only metamaterials of elliptic EFCs producing limited resolution have been so far realized in elastic field. Thus, an elastic metamaterial lens realizing truly hyperbolic EFCs can lead to superior-resolution ultrasonic imaging. This Letter presents the realization of an elastic lens exhibiting truly hyperbolic EFCs and its experimental verification.

  • 出版日期2014-2-17